Lochiel, Ontario (1861 census)
Lochiel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,069. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.398°N, 74.595°W.
Population
In 1861, Lochiel had a population of 5,069: 2,530 male and 2,539 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,174 |
| 1861 | 5,069 |
| 1871 | 4,827 |
| 1881 | 5,525 |
| 1891 | 5,016 |
| 1901 | 4,857 |
| 1911 | 4,392 |
| 1921 | 4,078 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lochiel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,069 total population, 2,539 females, 2,530 males, Female members of the family who are present: 2,446, Male members of the family who are present: 2,410, 1,906 single males, 1,840 single females, 582 married males, 565 married females, 455 males attending school, 445 females attending school, 212 adult females unable to read or write, 134 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 120, 114 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 93, 85 male births, 83 female births, 42 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 3 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 363 single males aged 10 to 15, 349 single females aged 20 to 30, 340 single females aged 10 to 15, 326 single males aged 15 to 20, 320 single males aged 20 to 30, 310 single females aged 15 to 20, 290 males aged 5 to 10, 285 females aged 5 to 10, 192 married females aged 30 to 40, 151 married males aged 40 to 50, 145 married males aged 30 to 40, 123 married females aged 40 to 50, 121 married males aged 50 to 60, 100 married females aged 20 to 30, 96 single males aged 30 to 40, 87 females aged 1 to 2, 85 single females aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 60 to 70, 81 males aged 2 to 3, 78 males aged 1 to 2, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 76 married females aged 50 to 60, 75 males aged 3 to 4, 72 females age 3 to 4, 68 females aged 4 to 5, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 56 married females aged 60 to 70, 52 single males aged 40 to 50, 38 single females aged 40 to 50, 37 married males aged 70 to 80, 34 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 30 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 25 single females aged 50 to 60, 24 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 22 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 20 single males aged 60 to 70, 19 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 16 single females aged 60 to 70, 14 males of unknown age, 11 females of unknown age, 10 married males aged 80 to 90, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,967 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 696 persons originating in Scotland, 257 French Canadians, 76 persons originating in Ireland, 23 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 14 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $649,464 value farms (dollars), $153,609 value all livestock, 121,515 pounds of homemade butter, 118,823 bushels of oats, $68,612 value horses aged over 3 years, 67,718 acres of land in farms, $42,835 value farm implements in dollars, 42,739 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34,354 bushels of potatoes, 33,522 bushels of spring wheat, 32,881 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 26,436 pounds of maple sugar, 24,979 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23,811 bushels of peas, 12,972 acres of farmland under crops, 12,261 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,966 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,000 sheep, 4,800 bushels of barley, 4,099 tons of hay, 3,952 acres of oats, 3,093 bushels of corn, 3,036 bushels of buckwheat, 2,795 swine, 2,625 acres of spring wheat, 2,448 milk cows, 2,072 calves and heifers, 1,881 bushels of winter wheat, 1,564 acres of peas, 1,382 bushels of carrots, 1,279 horses aged over 3 years, 930 barrels of pork, 773 bushels of turnips, 749 horses aged 3 years and under, $747 value garden and orchard crops, 670 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 592 occupants of farms, 469 barrels of beef, 412 pounds of flax or hemp, 364 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 336 acres of potatoes, 270 acres of barley, 263 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 195 acres of buckwheat, 132 bushels of rye, 127 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 119 acres of winter wheat, 118 acres of corn, 77 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 61 pounds of hops, 49 bulls, oxen, or steers, 41 acres of farmland in gardens, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of beans, 10 acres of rye, 5 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,112 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,838 yards of flannel, 5,407 yards of fulled cloth, 254 carriages for pleasure, 178 yards of linen, $100 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Hugh Gauthier | 1843–1922 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Lochiel, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lochiel-on073004-1861/.